On a momentous night when one mister Evgeny Kuznetsov was honored with his own bobblehead, the Capitals would have a playoff preview to attend to against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Could they weather the storm?
Here’s Tuesday night’s Plus/Minus:
Plus: Alex Ovechkin is officially off The Schneid, tying Brendan Shanahan for 13th all-time and now sits just one goal away from #50vechkin.
Minus: No bird celly.
And now, this...
Ten more notes on the game:
1. Top pair defenseman Michal Kempny had his injury status downgraded on the Reird-o-meter, from “indefinite” to “long-term” according to Isabelle Khurshudyan of The Washington Post.